Resilient finger ring guard with separate mounting member



G. s. BUTTS ,770, 12

RESILIENT FINGER RING GUARD WITH SEPARATE MOUNTING MEMBER Nov. 13, 1956Filed July 27, 1955 Wm Aw m8 ms mm 4% 7 0 4 a. u m i M a 9 r I I 4 z a Qh it r s M I w I 3 M M 6 h w 4 I v. 0 m 2 H\nm 1" 7 mm m E M T: h I J lH I 2 Al W ,6 o /2 w 6% II J v 4 N United States Patent RESILIENT FINGERRING GUARD WITH SEPARATE MOUNTING MEMBER George S. Butts, Washington, D.C.

Application July 27, 1955, Serial No. 524,709

1 Claim. (Cl. 6315.6)

The present invention relates to finger rings and more particularly tomeans by which a finger ring will adjust automatically to variousdiameters to fit the finger of a wearer, and also prevent the ring fromrotating or turning on a finger.

It is a well known fact that men will give their best girl a class ringor a fraternity ring which is much too large for a female to keep on herfinger. The female will, as a general rule wrap the ring with thread orcord to reduce the diameter so that it fits her finger. This has provenunsatisfactory, the thread gets wet each time the hands are washed, itgets soiled thus necessitating wrapping the ring with clean thread.

Attempts have been made to provide a device that will overcome thesedifliculties, but the devices are too fragile or they have been found tobe binding and uncomfortable to the wearer.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that may beworn with comfort, yet snugly engages the finger of the wearer.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of meansassociated with a ring that will prevent the ring from slipping off thefinger of a wearer.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision ofmeans associated with a ring that is self adjusting.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision ofmeans for keeping a ring on a finger that is concealed.

The objects, together with the advantages will be readily understood bypersons skilled in the art upon reference to the following detaileddescription and the annexed drawing, which respectively describe andillustrate the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, the ring being shown indotted lines.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the ring engaging element.

2,770,112 i atented Nov. 13, 1956 "ice Referring to the drawing, thenumeral 10 represents a finger ring guard and it comprises a member 11of any suitable material, having a body 12, legs 13 and fingers 14.

The body 12 is adapted to be formed into a semicircular configuration15, the fingers 14 being bent inwardly at right angles to the body 12,providing an anchorage means for the guard body, the ends 16 of thefingers being bent inwardly and at right angles to the fingers 14forming locking means for the guard.

Within the diameter of the ring there is provided a resilient element17, each end 18 of the resilient element engaging the legs 13. Theresilient element is retained in the position shown by bending the ends19 of the legs 13 outwardly and at right angles to the legs to form alocking flange 20 to secure the resilient element in the position shownin Figure 1.

In the application of the device to a ring, the body 12 is placed on theinner wall 21 of a ring, fingers 14 are then bent inwardly and at rightangles to the body 12, and further bent at 16 to form locking flanges tosecure the body to the ring. When the body is thus positioned, the ends18 of the resilient element are brought into engagement with the legs 13and are held in position by the locking flanges 20.

From the description it can be seen that I have provided a means forattachment to a ring, so constructed that when affixed to a ring it willstay securely fast, that I have provided a resilient element for holdinga ring on a finger that will be comfortable to a wearer. The positioningof the resilient element is adapted to flex so that it will engagefingers smaller than the diameter of a ring.

Changes in detail and construction may be made within the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A finger ring guard comprising a support member and a resilientfinger-engaging member, said support member comprising an elongatedbody, legs and arms on said body, said legs being an extension of saidbody at both ends, said arms being transverse to said body and adjacentthe ends thereof and being adapted to bend around said ring to hold saidbody in close engagement throughout its length with the lower portion ofthe inner surface of said ring, said legs being bent back uponthemselves to form locking flanges, said resilient finger engagingmember comprising an oval shaped spring having its ends secured to thelocking flanges to maintain said spring in a normally horizontalposition in said ring.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,754,392 Levin Apr. 15, 1930 2,641,909 Manne June 16, 1953 FOREIGNPATENTS 415,925 France Oct. 7, 1910

